Primitivo Mijares

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Medrana and the surname or paternal family name is Mijares.
Primitivo M. Mijares
Wedding photo of Primitivo Mijares and Priscilla Mijares
Born
Primitivo Medrana Mijares

(1931-11-17)November 17, 1931
Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Disappeared1977 (aged 45–46)
Other namesTibo
EducationLyceum of the Philippines University (BA, LL.B.)
Occupation(s)journalist, writer, lawyer, spokesperson, editor, whistleblower
Known forTestifying the illegal activities of the Marcos dictatorship
Spouses
Priscilla Castillo Vda. de Mijares
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(m. 1956)​
Virginia Concha
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(m. 1969)​
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Children4
Parent(s)Jose Malatag Mijares (father)
Florentina "Perla" Medrana Mijares (mother)

Primitivo "Tibo" Medrana Mijares[2] (November 17, 1931 – disappeared 1977) was a Filipino journalist, author, war hero,[1] and former press censor and propagandist. He was a reporter of the Philippines Daily Express, a newspaper in circulation during the regime of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

On October 23, 1974, Mijares fled the Philippines for the United States, later issuing a defection statement in the United States on February 5, 1975. He would then testify about tortures and corruption in the Marcos administration. Mijares was last seen in January 1977, boarding a flight from Guam to the Philippines with General Fabian Ver and a nephew of Querube Makalintal. He has been missing since.[1]

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  2. ^ "Primitivo 'Tibo/Tibong' Medrana Mijares". Geni. 30 April 2022.